US EditionUK children are picking AI and social media over traditional career roles
- Wrekin View Primary School in Wellington held a careers fair from May 12 to 16, 2025, for pupils in Years 1 to 6.
- The event returned this year after a break, with increased parent volunteers sharing information about various jobs to inspire the children.
- Students engaged in talks, Q&A sessions, and hands-on activities featuring roles like farmer, nurse, journalist, and geotechnical engineer.
- Assistant headteacher Paul Kilburn called the fair "a huge success" and appreciated that more parents volunteered, providing a wide range of roles and information.
- The event raised pupils’ awareness of career options, making jobs feel more achievable and generating enthusiasm to consider their futures early.
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UK children are picking AI and social media over traditional career roles
British parents are completely out of their depth when it comes to giving career advice as children ditch traditional roles in medicine and finance in favour of AI or social media.
·Scotland, United Kingdom
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Youngsters as young as five are looking to the future with Telford primary school's careers day
Children as young as five years old are already thinking about their future careers with talks, question-and-answer sessions, and have-a-go activities from volunteer parents - which organisers said made the jobs more realistic and achievable to the pupils attending.
·Ketley, United Kingdom
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